The most expensive shoes in the world
posted by: shoesense in General on May 15th, 2007
Well, according to Forbes, they’re these Manolo Blahnik alligator boots, at a whopping $14,000.
‘When we’re talking about shoes at $14,000, it’s the materials,’ says Michael Fink, senior fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. ‘Leather and the pattern and type of wood they’re using, the jewels, are the beads hand done, how rare are the feathers–because a lot of shoes with feathers are using feathers that can’t be gathered anymore, from the archives of the couture feather houses. Roger Vivier shoes have a specific curved heel, and the way it is attached to the footbed is very mechanical and difficult, so you’re paying for engineering, too,’ Fink says.
The article is a bit dated, but still interesting. See the rest of the slide show here.
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August 16, 2011 at 1:06 pm, lonu said:
woooow… who would buy me these ones;-)
August 22, 2009 at 5:20 am, Jennifer said:
Pfft… Ya right. I definately have to agree with kristy and ally jane. First of all, their ugly, second, their made from poor animals and third, their not the most expensive shoes in THE WORLD! Peoples, listen up, if you agree with me, say I. Thanks for reading and AGREEING with my comment. Please post most comment for futur ferences…
-Jen
July 19, 2009 at 11:59 am, ally jane said:
that's not the most expensive shoes, the most expensive shoes is $2,000,000 and has 595 karat. it has a half inch four stiletto heel and was worn by alison krauss.
April 18, 2009 at 7:03 am, kristy said:
umm those are ugly HA.
March 05, 2009 at 1:06 am, Most Expensive Cities « How to have sex said:
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February 24, 2009 at 12:51 pm, moneylover said:
I am incredibly rich and I could easily buy a pair of shoes that are more than a million bucks. I love money!!!! Shirley is'nt correct. The most expensive shoes in the world are 3 million dollars and Kathleen "Bird" York wore them for the 2006 Academy Awards. I actually have a pair of shoes that are $2,998,760.00
October 03, 2008 at 10:44 pm, Shirley said:
The most expensive shoes are the ones that were made by Stuart Weitzman at a cool $2 million known as "Cinderella Slippers". They were worn by singer Alison Krauss at the 2004 Oscar awards. Then there are the Ruby Slippers in Harrods, London that cost $1.6 million. They have 642 rubies sewn in them. You can read more about these shoes on my blog.
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March 01, 2008 at 2:10 pm, marlasinger said:
its a shame the most expensive shoes in the world also happen to be the ugliest shoes in the world. and they were made at the expense of an innocent life.
May 16, 2007 at 4:49 pm, AppleDiva said:
Uhm, I will be showering in these boots…Would never leave my feet